Inner Destroyer

　The color of her hair was different, and her dress was completely different from the bad girl that Qi Xing saw yesterday. Her tone was calm yet cold, and she exuded an aura that kept people at a distance. She was simply a flower on the high mountain of snow!

　But Qi Xing still confirmed at a glance that she was the bad girl from last night.

　Her hair could change, her clothes could change, her temperament could be disguised, but her face and figure remained unchanged. Qi Xing had fought her before, so even at this distance, he could tell her muscles apart at a glance. It was definitely the same person, there was no way he could be mistaken.

　"I am the guardian of the north appointed by the emperor, the daughter of Shingo Shinji, the current head of the Shingo family, Mutsuhime Kamigo Rin."

　she says.

　But her icy demeanor was probably just an act. How should Qi Xing bring up this matter?

　Maybe there was no need for Qi Xing to initiate the conversation.

　"Rin,"

　Her father's expression suddenly turned serious. He turned to his daughter and said in a serious tone, "Our room can't accommodate so many people."

　"dad?!"

　Her father's words ruined her pretended ice-girl persona.

　With just one sentence, the father shattered his daughter's image, yet he nodded in satisfaction: "That's right! Don't be so nervous!"

　Qi Xing watched and finally couldn't help but grin. He quite liked this eccentric father, and of course this daughter was quite interesting too.

　Elaine saw the opportunity and winked at the old wolf. The seemingly savage but actually cunning wolf master immediately understood and said, "I've heard a lot about Miss Jinhu's unparalleled skills. Could you show us a few of your skills and open our eyes to these foreign visitors?"

　It was indeed a bit rude to suddenly ask someone to show off their skills, and of course the witch frowned.

　But before she could say anything, her father next to her put on a thoughtful expression, then suddenly realized: "Oh, are we going to fight? Chang Pu, go get some snacks and drinks!"

　Not to mention his daughter, even the maid couldn't hold it anymore: "Master?! Is everything okay with the Madam?!"

　"It's okay, it's okay. I'll just explain it."

　Looking at the funny cartoon-like atmosphere in their family, Qi Xing finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

　He placed his hands on his face and activated the silver coin of Illusion, changing his appearance back to the way it was last night. He nodded to the wide-eyed miko and said, "Captain, let's go outside and have another fight."

　066: Monster Movie

　Let’s go out and fight another battle—Having said that, with Qi Xing and Miss Kamigorin’s fighting power, if they really started fighting in the yard outside, not only the house, but I’m afraid even the entire village would be demolished.

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　Fortunately, the old wolf master can be of use at times like this.

　He carved four Celtic Ogham runes at each corner of the courtyard. The area encompassed by these runes instantly transformed into another world. The moment the barrier activated, the surrounding air seemed to solidify, the temperature dropped slightly, and an aura reminiscent of a tidal wave and an ancient battlefield permeated the air.

　"May Gael's spirit awaken, and may the warrior's rage burn."

　As the old wolf chanted in Gaelic, an intricate pattern of trefoil began to emerge from the ground, like interwoven green and gold thorns, interwoven into a perfect circle. The runes swirled, emitting a faint turquoise glow, as if the Irish morning mist had condensed into form.

　"This is a tournament enchantment called the Ring of Angus. It's said to have originated from ancient Celtic warriors, who established it to prevent innocent people from being harmed in glorious battles."

　The almighty walking librarian, Miss Elaine, was explaining to Qi Xing.

　"Within the barrier, all sound is attenuated, but not completely inaudible outside. The impact of battle doesn't radiate to the outside world, but is absorbed by the space itself. In a way, this is a play on the concept of the 'inner realm,' trapping the entire battlefield in a personalized dreamland."

　Just as Elaine had said, the shadows of ancient Gaelic warriors still vaguely appeared in the surrounding void. They fought to the sound of ancient ballads, chanting ancient war songs, deep and shocking.

　This is indeed an "inner world", a simple domain with only a single layer, a small world created temporarily.

　Since ancient times, Irish and Celtic legends have been filled with stories of fairies taking people to fairyland. Ossian, son of Finn, once spent 300 years in fairyland. It's not surprising that Fenian warriors were skilled in this kind of magic.

　"Even if two demigods were to fight inside, the barrier would last at least ten minutes."

　Lao Lang is very confident.

　That weird, lazy old father, Shinji Kamigo, asked the maids to bring Coke and potato chips, and sat at the edge of the courtyard, ready to watch the fun with great interest.

　Jingo Rin, dressed in a red and white miko costume, and Qi Xing both entered the battle circle. Qi Xing was calm, grinning widely. Rin, on the other hand, looked a little nervous and wary.

　"So you're not possessed?"

　After entering the barrier, she immediately asked,

　"But you have an evil aura, and you're a master brought by the Exorcist Association... Could it be..." At this point, the miko suddenly realized, "Could it be that the Association has come up with some weird operation to bind the great demons to humans in order to fight evil... or something like the Tailed Beast Jinchūriki..."

　Ms. Rin, you've been reading too many comics. The "Association" isn't from 40K.

　Although Qi Xing wanted to complain, he changed his mind and thought that he really seemed to be a "devil man" who was entangled with the great evil god and used the power of the devil to fight against other evil "silver coin messengers".

　Thinking of this, Qi Xing suddenly had a sinister idea. He simply followed Lin's words and said, "I guess so. It was the previous president's idea, and he ended up getting fired himself."

　As expected, upon hearing Qi Xing's words, Lin frowned slightly. Although her expression remained unchanged, a hint of sympathy could be seen in her eyes.

　This reaction made Qi Xing burst out laughing.

　"Don't overthink it, girl. Just call me."

　His calm gaze seemed to be admiring the scenery, yet his steps and stance were already optimal. His unhurried, unhurried approach was incredibly arrogant—but this time, Lin understood clearly that this person truly had the confidence to do so.

　So this time she no longer used a fist-fighting stance, but instead raised her right hand and put two fingers together, forming a sword shape.

　In an instant, a scorching flame rose from her fingertips, like an invisible blade, trembling slightly and making a subtle sound, as if the air was trembling with her sword intent.

　Without a word, she took the first step forward. Her steps were as swift as a flaming meteor, and in an instant she was in front of Qi Xing. Her two fingers transformed into blades, bringing a line of fire, and she stabbed Qi Xing's throat with a sword!

　However, at the same moment, Qi Xing's figure was like a reed in the wind, blowing up dust and sand, and he floated slightly, avoiding the burning sword by a hair's breadth.

　At the same time, his left hand stretched out like flowing water, gently placed on the witch's wrist, and turned it slightly - Lin's arm was actually deflected by him, and the trajectory of the fire blade drew an arc in the air and pierced straight into the ground beside him!

　In an instant, flames exploded, and hot air currents rushed in all directions, creating a charred crack in the barrier!

　Lin didn't hesitate. With a flick of his finger, he transformed his sword into a continuous gust of wind. His flaming sword moves opened and closed with a majestic momentum. Each slash and thrust had the force of a shattering rock and a storm. He lashed out at Qi Xing with sword after sword. In an instant, the air was filled with the crisscrossing paths of flaming blades, a blazing rain of swords.

　But Qi Xing remained calm. His hands parted the clouds, revealing the sun, his fingers deftly neutralizing each attack. His palms were like feathers darting through a storm, fluttering and slapping with ease. His fingers, like the strokes of a zither, plucked and plucked, each time slightly deflecting the miko's flaming sword. In the end, all these attacks were under his control, completely neutralized!

　"I rarely see a fight like 'Rip Man'."

　The old wolf who was watching the fun outside the barrier spoke in Gaelic with great interest.

　"After all, he wasn't serious. He only used about 30% of his strength. He was just playing around."

　Elaine explained calmly,

　"But if you say you're not serious, then the other party is obviously not serious either."

　Indeed

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　Actually, Rin's father didn't seem nervous at all and was still drinking Coke in big gulps.

　Neither side took it seriously. After all, everyone knew this was just a show of skill, not even a proper duel, let alone actual harm or death.

　But even though both sides were having fun, they still had their own feelings in their hearts - Lin was secretly surprised at the moment, because in the ten years since her debut, she had never encountered such a master in the Northeast who could not be defeated by a casual fight and was worthy of her serious attention.

　Qi Xing had also been in the martial arts world for ten years, having endured far more hardships and encountered far more powerful opponents than she had. But his martial arts skills had reached a high level, and there were indeed very few people who could still entertain him with such sparring. And especially with such a young girl?

　It would be nice to play like this for a while longer, but unfortunately Qi Xing wasn't just here to play. If he just kept hitting her like this, he probably wouldn't be able to figure anything out in the end.

　"Even if we can't kill anyone, at least we should have fun, right?"

　So Qi Xing opened his mouth and shouted,

　"Your strength should be more than this. Guardian of the North, Princess Miko of Mutsu! If you truly wish to sympathize with a demon-bearing me, then fight me seriously!"

　These words finally froze Lin. Her overly vivid imagination, coupled with Qi Xing's deliberate provocation, had caused a flood of dark and cruel plots to race through the miko's mind.

　"it is good."

　After a moment, she nodded deeply and said with a complicated expression: "Then I will fulfill your wish."

　This girl is so serious and silly that she is kind of cute.

　With a leap, she stepped lightly, retreating ten meters away. She slowly closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She raised her hands, her fingertips lightly touching in the air.

　In an instant, no matter whether they were inside or outside the barrier, everyone could clearly feel that an astonishing aura was surging out of her body like a tide, vast and boundless, and as scorching as the sun!

　The air seemed to freeze, and the duel arena was shrouded in a solemn and majestic force, even the sound of the wind was suppressed to silence.

　“——Om (Prostration).”

　Her voice was low and solemn, like the midnight bell in a temple ringing through heaven and earth.

　She began to make seals.

　The seal of Buddhist esoteric Buddhism.

　The first is the Vairocana Tathagata Seal, the second is the Manjushri Vajra Sword Seal, the third is the Amitabha Bodhisattva Bowl Seal, and the fourth is the Akasagarbha Seal.

　Sun, sword, bowl, true fire

　These Qi Xings can be fully understood without explanation.

　Four seals met in her hand. With each seal, the aura between heaven and earth became more intense, like a raging fire burning the sky, or like the midsummer sun distorting the air.

　"In the past, in Takamagahara, the god of light was called Uriel."

　"The god controls the fierce flames of fire, controls the brilliant light of the sun, illuminates darkness, and judges evil spirits."

　"So we guard the gate of Huangquan, suppress the demons and drive away the evil spirits!"

　But at the same time, what the shrine maiden chanted was an authentic Shinto blessing.

　"I pray sincerely at this moment, and ask the gods to see through me."

　"I respectfully invite the divine power to manifest itself, cleanse the filth, and wash away all impurities."

　"I offer this wish with utmost sincerity."

　"——No Style: Devil's Wrap."

　As soon as the words fell, the world fell into dead silence.

　Until the next moment——

　boom! ! !

　Black flames gushed out of the witch's body crazily!

　The flames were no longer the crimson crimson they had been before, but instead were as deep as the eternal night, like a pitch-black torrent surging from hell. The blazing flames seemed alive, swirling and burning around her. At the same time, they filled the air with the chill of death.

　And in this burning darkness, a huge outline gradually emerged.

　As the black flames swirled, a huge fighting body formed, wrapping Lin's figure inside, as if a god was residing in the flames.

　This fighting body is as tall as ten stories, with six wings made of black flames spread out behind it. It is not a solid entity, but is condensed from burning black flames. It is translucent but full of overwhelming divine power. Every vibration of the wings brings up a storm of blazing flames, tearing the earth apart.

　It was a huge six-winged celestial dog.

　His majesty was filled with unrivaled divine authority and a destructive aura, and every inch of his body was swirling with deadly flames. Only the witch stood at the core of the battle body, her figure fading within the black flames.

　The small worlds in all directions were immediately shaken, and they were almost about to be swallowed up by the raging black flames!

　"By the High King! What the hell?!"

　The old wolf, who had just boasted that he could maintain the barrier for at least ten minutes, is now the first one to give up!

　Elaine knew a little bit of everything, and that was precisely why she was even more astonished: the mixing of Tantric seals and Shinto prayers was fine. After all, Japan already had a cultural tradition of mixing gods and Buddhas.

　But the archangel dedicated to Christianity transformed into a six-winged giant tengu - isn't your stitching too exaggerated?!

　The witch's eyes had already opened within her flaming body, her azure pupils gushing with boundless divine power. She slowly raised her arm, her fingertips clasped together once more. The flames in the six-winged Tengu's hand instantly coalesced into a black flaming greatsword, slashing down at Qi Xing with a destructive aura—as if the entire world would be reduced to ash by her single blow!

　Now Qi Xing couldn't do anything about the transformation anymore.

　Next, should he continue to use his thunder technique and fists to break it? No, Qi Xing already had other ideas.

　He wasn't here to bully the little girl, he was only here to explore the secrets of the myth. So, of course, there was only one way to fight her.

　At the critical moment, Qi Xing's second

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　Silver Coin]——The "illusion" silver coin has jumped into his hand.

　“People have no fixed position, just as water has no fixed shape.”

　"The Chaos Sea (Yam) takes my form."